Kev's Snack Reviews

Along with the Nudie Snacks Premium Coconut Chips I was sent recently, I was also sent this carton of Go Birch Birch Tree Water. I was rather excited...I've tried Birch Water before but this one sounded uber special: "Carefully tapped from Birch trees in the Baltic region of Europe, the pure water is absorbed by the roots of the Birch and filtered slowly through the trees becoming enriched with naturally occurring enzymes, amino acids, antioxidants and minerals such as manganese". From the carton: "For centuries across Europe, the locals have tapped and consumed fresh birch tree water called "sap" to hydrate and detoxify".  I chilled the carton for a good few hours, and poured some into a glass. The sap is clear, and looks pretty much like normal water but with a thicker consistency. I took a sip. It's mildy sweet, light and refreshing. Almost like sweetened water. That may sound bad but this is actually a very refreshing and pleas...

Coconut Water was the big health trend of the last few years...but now it seems waters from other plants want to muscle in on its watery territory. You can now find the likes of Nopal Cactus Water , Maple Water, Bamboo Water and more in the likes of Boots or Waitrose, and joining the ranks is this Sibberi "Clean & Lean" birch water. This is a drink tapped from pure silver birch trees, is high in antioxidants, low in calories and contains only naturally occurring sugars. But how does it taste? Well, it's surprisingly sweet despite being quite light, and doesn't really taste of much other than the sweetness. It's not bad, and quite thirst quenching, but I did find it an odd drink. I would drink it again if offered, but I'm not sure I'd seek it out especially.  Overall, not a bad "healthy" drink, and more palatable than some of the weird tasting coconut waters that are doing the rounds these days, but I'm not sure I can see ...